A 70W package-integrated class-E Chireix outphasing RF power amplifier

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages

  Calvillo Cortes, David A ^a   Van Der Heijden, Mark P ^b   De Vreede, Leo C N ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b NXP SEMICONDUCTORS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Base station; Bondwire; Chireix combiner; Class E; Outphasing transmitter; Power amplifier; Transformer

Indexed keywords

BONDWIRE; CHIREIX COMBINER; CLASS E; OUTPHASING TRANSMITTERS; TRANSFORMER;

BASE STATIONS; EFFICIENCY; POWER AMPLIFIERS;

LOADING;

EID: 84885579086     PISSN: 0149645X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MWSYM.2013.6697341     Document Type: Conference Paper

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